Stories
Our stories examine the ways that race, religion, class, dis/ability, age, gender and sexual identity issues intersect with major topics in the media, and aim to bring new perspectives to light.
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“Do One Thing for Diversity and Inclusion” Video Contest
Deadline: 27 September 2013 Region: Worldwide The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and UNESCO have launched a campaign “Do …
Gezi Park Protests show Erdogan’s Control over Mainstream Media in T...
Published: 14 June 2013 Country: Turkey by Lorena Martínez While one of the biggest protests was taking place in Istanbul …
MDI-Supported TV Show Investigates Frozen Egyptian Funds Abroad
Published: 12 June 2013 Country: Egypt The struggle of Egypt to recover frozen funds from abroad was the topic of …
MDI Provides Inclusive Journalism Training in St Petersburg
Dates: 28-29 May 2013 Country: Russia The Media Diversity Institute provided the training curriculum and the trainer for a workshop …
Diversity and the Media Studies Broaden Your World
Deadline 15 June 2013 Country: UK The application deadline for the MA in Diversity and the Media at Westminster University …
Facebook Commits to Remove Violent Misogynistic Pages
Published: 6 June 2013 Region: Worldwide Facebook has promised to undertake some measures against pro-rape groups, after a campaign by …
“Clean Living” Nominated for Samir Kassir Award
Published: 6 June 2013 Region: Middle East The short film “Clean Living”, supported by the Media Diversity Institute (MDI), was …
MDI’s Lebanese Partner Visits London for a Study Tour on Media &...
Dates: 3 – 6 June 2013 Countries: UK, Lebanon A group of seven reporters and media experts from Lebanon visited …
CNN Reports on TV Programme Supported by MDI
Published: 6 June 2013 Country: Egypt The Egyptian TV programme “Awel el Khait” has got the attention of the giant …
Grants for African Journalists
Deadline: 14 June 2013 Region: Africa About 100 reporting grants for stories on development issues will be offered to African …
